Beirut-based designers advocate new uses for the city's overlooked public spaces
Architects and designers can take an activist approach to instigate social change, according to participants in this year's Beirut Design Week. More
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James Hughes creates Hostile Bench to show "ugly side" of urban design
Leeds Beckett University graduate James Hughes has made a bench with metal spikes embedded in its seat to highlight issues surrounding hostile urban design. More
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SP01's latest furniture range marries Italian craftsmanship with "Australian spirit"
Milan-based studio Metrica has created a collection of Italian-made furniture for Australian design brand, SP01 that it said "captures the spirit of the Australian lifestyle". More
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Nine benches created by young designers enliven London
A gravestone dedicated to a deceased dachsund and an undulating strip of bright yellow rubber are two of nine imaginative public benches unveiled as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. More
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Joanna Laajisto looks to Scandinavian cabin culture for latest furniture collection
Helsinki-based designer Joanna Laajisto drew upon traditional Scandinavian holiday cabins when designing this collection of wooden furniture for Finnish brand Made by Choice. More
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OS & OOS bases gridded furniture collection on architectural structures
Eindhoven design studio OS & OOS has created a range of furniture based on architectural constructions, which are built from individual steel ribs fixed in a gridded structure. More
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Rain collects and circulates around Jólan van der Wiel's Tropic City bench
Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel has created a water-filled seat made of dozens of pipes that store and circulate raindrops. More
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Bentu Design makes terrazzo furniture using recycled ceramic waste
Chinese studio Bentu Design collected leftover tiles and crushed them to create its Ceramics Made collection of speckled terrazzo-style furniture and lighting. More
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Joseph Walsh designs bespoke watch cabinet to mirror the intricacy of clockwork
Irish furniture workshop Joseph Walsh Studio has showcased new commissions at an exhibition in New York, including a towering watch cabinet and intertwined bench for the private collection of a father and son. More
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Max Lamb, Scholten & Baijings and Philippe Malouin create "Superbenches" for suburban Stockholm park
A bench with springs for legs and a brutalist concrete structure are among the 10 experimental pieces of public furniture created by international designers to help regenerate a park area just outside of Stockholm, Sweden. More
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Hyun-Gi Kim's Red Series chair mimics the movement of blood around the body
This chair by Korean designer Hyun-Gi Kim is made from hundreds of tubes that circulate blood around the furniture in response to pressure. More
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Hamaika kids' chair by Unai Rollan is assembled from 11 equal pieces
Spanish designer Unai Rollan has created a chair that is delivered in 11 same-sized self-assembly pieces to teach children the basics of furniture construction. More
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Supreme unveils chequerboard edition of Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60
New York streetwear brand Supreme has released a special-edition version of a three-legged stool originally designed by Alvar Aalto in the 1930s. More
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Theresa Arns combines minimalism and art deco in "simple but sensual" furniture collection
German designer Theresa Arns has created a set of steel-framed furniture that references classic art deco shapes. More
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JamesPlumb reworks antique indigo-dyed fabric for limited-edition bench
London design studio JamesPlumb has revisited an antique textile that is created using medieval techniques, and has this time used it to create a limited-edition bench. More
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Ian Stell's Austrian Loop chair expands and contracts like an accordion
Design Miami 2015: American designer Ian Stell has created an expandable bench that forms two conjoined chairs when contracted. More
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Byung Hoon Choi to exhibit sculptural basalt benches at Design Miami/Basel
Design Miami/Basel 2015: South Korean artist Byung Hoon Choi has used Southeast Asian basalt to create a collection of sculptures that double up as oversized outdoor furniture (+ slideshow). More
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Jeonghwa Seo experiments with form for Structure For Use benches
South Korean designer Jeonghwa Seo has created a collection of benches that explore the structure and shapes of seating, with the aim of finding an uncommon form. More
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Kristina Dam designs pale oak furniture to incorporate plants
Northmodern 2015: a wooden bench that hides a compartment for a plant pot below its seat is among the latest furniture and homeware items launched by Danish designer Kristina Dam (+ slideshow). More
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Alcarol uses resin to preserve worm holes in wooden bench
Italian design studio Alcarol has expanded its collection of furniture made from resin-encased wood to include a bench patterned with holes created by shipworms (+ slideshow). More
